June 18, 2013

College Basketball Roundup: Georgetown beats St. John’s 71-61

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Greg Whittington scored a career-high 12 points, and No. 12 Georgetown hit clutch 3-pointers down the stretch in a 71-61 win over St. John’s on Sunday. Whittington, Jason Clark and Markel Starks all hit 3s in the final 6 minutes to counter the Red Storm’s momentum in a game in which [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Miami upsets Duke 78-74

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Reggie Johnson scored five of his career-high 27 points in overtime and Miami upset No. 7 Duke 78-74 on Sunday. Kenny Kadji added 15 points for the Hurricanes (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who blew a 16-point lead in the second half, then regrouped to claim their first victory at Cameron [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse bounces back beats Cincy

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Top 25 College Men’s Basketball Roundup CINCINNATI (AP) — Kris Joseph scored 17 points, and No. 3 Syracuse recovered from its first loss of the season by beating Cincinnati 60-53 on Monday night, giving coach Jim Boeheim a notable career win. The Orange (21-1, 8-1 Big East) used a late 12-2 run to pull away [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Georgetown loses 2nd in a row

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sean Kilpatrick scored a career-high 27 points, and Cincinnati went 6 for 6 from the free throw line in the final 70 seconds Monday night to upset No. 11 Georgetown 68-64. Kilpatrick and Dion Dixon each had four of Cincinnati’s 13 steals as the Bearcats (13-4, 3-1 Big East) forced Georgetown into [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Michigan bounces back – wins against Wisconsin

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jordan Hulls hit seven of No. 12 Indiana’s season-high 16 3-pointers and the Hoosiers snapped a 16-game Big Ten road losing streak with an 88-82 victory over Penn State on Sunday. Hulls, a 6-foot guard, finished with 28 points for Indiana (15-1, 3-1). Down eight points with 1:22 to go, [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Temple shocks fifth-ranked Duke

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Khalif Wyatt scored 22 points and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson had 17 to help Temple upset No. 5 Duke 78-73 on Wednesday. Using tough man-to-man defense, the host Owls (10-3) grabbed the lead midway through the first half. When the Blue Devils (12-2) crept within three points late, Wyatt hit consecutive 3-pointers for [...]